Hexagram 16Yü - Enthusiasm

above: Ch'en / The Arousing, Thunder

below: K'un / The Receptive, Earth

CHANGING LINE:

Hexagram Sixteen/Line Five

Six in the fifth place means:
Persistently ill, and still does not die.

Here enthusiasm is obstructed. A man is under constant pressure, which prevents him from breathing freely. However, this pressure has its advantage - it prevents him from consuming his powers in empty enthusiasm. Thus constant pressure can actually serve to keep one alive.